Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 October 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade
Humanitarian Impact of Conflict in Syria: Concern
3:30 pm
Mr. Peter Doyle:
I am not exactly sure how that happens but I know that one of the programmes is for Syrians already living here, and they are then entitled to bring a number of family members over here for a certain period. That is a humanitarian-type visa. I understand that is how one of the schemes works. I am not sure how the other one works but we have to recognise that we have taken leadership in that regard, which is to be welcomed. It would be great if we could do more, but Ireland is leading by example in having such a programme available for Syrians.